Middle Ages Surgery: History of Neurosurgery

In the Middle Ages surgery went through an incredible time of growth. In this episode we focus on the advancements in Middle Ages Surgery by the Surgeon Scientist Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis). Al-Zahrawi is known as the "Father of Modern Surgery". He created all sorts of surgical intruments and treat myriad surgical pathologies. Learn more about this intriguing period and its contribution to modern neurosurgery in this video!
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  • @Brainbook
    @Brainbook3 жыл бұрын

    What's your favourite period in the history of medicine and surgery?

  • @chrisbark582

    @chrisbark582

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for you to get to Cushing and Halstead but I adore learning about what I don't already have exposure to. Any medical history related book recommendations?

  • @mohammodforhad3229

    @mohammodforhad3229

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plz make a vedio about ibn cena

  • @Fire-mt9ch

    @Fire-mt9ch

    3 жыл бұрын

    İbn cina please

  • @mariealainawalukas3048

    @mariealainawalukas3048

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I would have to say the period of ancient history, such as ancient Egypt, Persia, China. I do enjoy studying the Golden age of Islamic knowledge in Spain. Not only for Medicine but also for Maths, Law and other sciences as well.

  • @garytucker8696

    @garytucker8696

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dr Richard Knox worked at St Mary's hospital in 186 something after leaving Scotland after the Burk and Hare case Hare also moved to London at the same time,the hospital was for cancer research and smallpox at this time and had quarters for the poor!! Did the canal run into the Thames river? Thank you for sharing.

  • @pitrris
    @pitrris3 жыл бұрын

    I am from southern Spain and It makes me really proud to have learnt a bit more about the biography of Abulcasis and the history of Andalusian science. Thank you very much, Brainbook, for doing a video about this inspiring historical figure.

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really glad you like it!

  • @weatherloops

    @weatherloops

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is Moroccan tho ???

  • @morceen

    @morceen

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except you probably hate or dislike the Arabs and Muslims who made it happen 🤔

  • @pitrris

    @pitrris

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@morceen Spaniards feel very proud of their history. We understand that our country is an almalgation of Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman and Celtic culture among many others. So, we tend to be very hospitable and accept everyone, regardless of their ethnicity. Therefore, we do not hate or dislike neither Arabs nor Muslims. Best regards

  • @morceen

    @morceen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pitrris Good to know you feel that way, I've met some Spanish people who tend to demonize the Andalusian period for religious or national reasons, and do not view that period as part of their history, rather link theirselves to the history of Frankish and Northern kingdoms.

  • @KASHISHm-
    @KASHISHm-3 жыл бұрын

    The Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता, IAST: Suśrutasaṃhitā, literally "Suśruta's Compendium") is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery, and one of the most important such treatises on this subject to survive from the ancient world. The Compendium of Suśruta is one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), alongside the Caraka-Saṃhitā, the Bheḷa-Saṃhitā, and the medical portions of the Bower Manuscript. It is one of the two foundational Hindu texts on medical profession that have survived from ancient India. The Suśrutasaṃhitā is of great historical importance because it includes historically unique chapters describing surgical training, instruments and procedures which is still followed by modern science of surgery.

  • @KASHISHm-

    @KASHISHm-

    3 жыл бұрын

    do make a video on sushruta also

  • @dr.gourikgangopadhyay2036
    @dr.gourikgangopadhyay20363 жыл бұрын

    Am going through the most cumbersome, competitive and apparently demotivating phase of medical life--- preparation for Post Graduate Entrance Examination. Your videos REkindle the spark with which I had ventured into this field 6 years back. Tqsm Sir

  • @thumbus4526

    @thumbus4526

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you’ve succeeded and you’re doing well. Anyone with the drive to be a doctor is a hero in my eyes.

  • @Corporis
    @Corporis3 жыл бұрын

    Woah, I’d never heard about the facial nerve cauterizing before. Nice video y’all!

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much man!

  • @LifeofMorag
    @LifeofMorag3 жыл бұрын

    As a Uni History graduate and now doing evening classes in biology these medical history videos are fascinating for me. I have learnt so much. Keep up the great videos.

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @faiqmedic2283
    @faiqmedic22833 жыл бұрын

    It was absolutely mind blowing! 🔥

  • @hanichanbour5763
    @hanichanbour57633 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed every minute of it! Great job! Keep it up!

  • @sivaranjaniravilatha8949
    @sivaranjaniravilatha89493 жыл бұрын

    wow awesome sir, mind blown to know how his inventions were not superseded until 5 centuries ahead, such an envisioner ! AL ZAHRAWI

  • @lanaharlow2515
    @lanaharlow2515 Жыл бұрын

    💖 Keep up the awesome work. Immense and sincere thanks for the time & effort put in to these productions

  • @stephhk
    @stephhk3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing these amazing informations 🙏🙂

  • @AyushiTandon00
    @AyushiTandon003 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video. I really love this series thank you so much for all your efforts

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really happy that you like them. We thought we'd try something a bit different!

  • @rosiesharpley9011

    @rosiesharpley9011

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are just brilliant. Remembering what I thought were the early days of Nurosurgery in the 1960s and 70s and the work of Tom King and Professor Watkins at The London. So proud of you.

  • @toughdogproducts
    @toughdogproducts3 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this, thank you, 👍🤗

  • @averagenewt6137
    @averagenewt61373 жыл бұрын

    Great video 👍. Very interesting. Loving this history of neurosurgery series!

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @averagenewt6137

    @averagenewt6137

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brainbook you’re welcome 😊

  • @senasalih1032
    @senasalih10323 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for these amazing videos. Neurosurgery is really magical 😊

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really is! With a dash of voodoo!

  • @tonyoliver2167
    @tonyoliver21673 жыл бұрын

    "Okay doctor, can you get on with my blood test now?"

  • @hamzaiftikhar1229
    @hamzaiftikhar12293 жыл бұрын

    My one of the most favourite channel is Brainbook bcz we get to know alot about neurosurgery and brain

  • @surafelemiru81
    @surafelemiru812 жыл бұрын

    hi doc i am dr surafel Emiru i am a neurosurgery resident in ethiopia i wach u vedios and i really like it .

  • @alyssaclark3811
    @alyssaclark38113 жыл бұрын

    Mind blowing! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @JayCool1989
    @JayCool19893 жыл бұрын

    Very educational. Thank you for this video!

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    No worries we have the next one coming out tomorrow!

  • @00HoODBoy
    @00HoODBoy3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating

  • @ThePicManiac
    @ThePicManiac3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you☺️

  • @stefantipa7370
    @stefantipa73703 жыл бұрын

    really cool series

  • @andreiconstantinescu5163
    @andreiconstantinescu5163 Жыл бұрын

    He was a genius in my opinion . To perform such surgeries at that time, even I can not be dreaming about it he's era regardless of the knowledge acquired by him and knowledge before him.

  • @akitalady
    @akitalady2 жыл бұрын

    Just stumbled upon this "mind altering" site 🙂 Binge watching will soon commence.

  • @shelliewerner5624
    @shelliewerner5624Ай бұрын

    Amazing video !!!

  • @LaLa-en2wb
    @LaLa-en2wb2 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to this dude for making videos whilst being a doc

  • @Jerry778
    @Jerry778 Жыл бұрын

    Please add a video regarding the medieval use of wine fir surgery, including monks and their writings regarding the same. Thanks

  • @coalyboi7939
    @coalyboi79393 жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual. Are you speaking on Galens next? It's really interesting to me how he came to his conclusion about both the cerebellum and cerebrum using only his sense of touch and logic.

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know it's crazy isn't it!?

  • @coalyboi7939

    @coalyboi7939

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Brainbook Yea, it amazes me how he came to a correct deduction using his 'weird' reasoning on something so complex as the brain

  • @esmeesmeralda701
    @esmeesmeralda7012 жыл бұрын

    That is amazing !

  • @milanpatel9825
    @milanpatel9825 Жыл бұрын

    The famous surgeon Allen Oldfather Whipple said “All in all Sushruta must be considered the greatest surgeon.”. According to Indian Vedas he was performing surgeries in 600 BCE. We would love if you can put some light on this part of history about surgical achievements in 600 BCE.

  • @michaelching8485
    @michaelching84855 ай бұрын

    Knowing the history of neurosurgery, I have more power to be a good neurosurgeon.

  • @thenepaliphysio
    @thenepaliphysio3 жыл бұрын

    Great one, I enjoy seeing your vedios, which platform you use to edit your vedios?

  • @canuck600A
    @canuck600A3 жыл бұрын

    As a adult with Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus I found the SCI & Hydrocephalus portions extremely interesting. Is there any documentation as far as outcomes in terms of cognitive function & life span in the cases he treated?

  • @chrisbark582
    @chrisbark5823 жыл бұрын

    First off, fantastic video! Each instalment has me falling more in love with both Neurosurgery and Medicine as a whole. I have a question about the pronunciation of his name. I noticed you didn't pronounce 'Khalaf' was this intentional? Seems superfluous but my two loves are Neurosurgery and Linguistics. Cheers!

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I just forgot to say it to be honest!

  • @bahaahamdy9619
    @bahaahamdy96193 жыл бұрын

    انا فخور اني طبيب عربي💪💪💪

  • @maxos-4135
    @maxos-41353 жыл бұрын

    Interesting historical video..do more ofcourse😁😁I have a general question tho...What different procedures orthopedics SPINE surgeons and neurosurgeons do? Isn't it collerated to one another or is completely different?

  • @steveferraro7086
    @steveferraro708611 ай бұрын

    It's all great

  • @mariealainawalukas3048
    @mariealainawalukas30483 жыл бұрын

    I would like to read the treatises that Al-Zarhawi wrote. Are they available in print to purchase?

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure, let us know if you find any!

  • @mohammodforhad3229
    @mohammodforhad32293 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this vedio

  • @milanpatel944
    @milanpatel9443 жыл бұрын

    Please make video about brain zaps or unimaginable torture of sudden Stop antidepressant medicine

  • @Liam-bv3ux
    @Liam-bv3ux Жыл бұрын

    That man would be in his element with todays medical technology

  • @Jerry778
    @Jerry778 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, It is obvious you are a professor in mediaeval medicine. My name is Domingo Delgado and I live in Florida, USA. I am extremely interested in mediaeval medicine, particularly in the use of wine by monks or scribes that might have documented this. How can I contact you. If you could please guide me or provide links to where I can find this information would be greatly appreciated! Best Regards, Domingo

  • @barneykennett9282
    @barneykennett92823 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this chap was an absolute mastermind...👍. I really enjoy your videos...👍

  • @Brainbook

    @Brainbook

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, there is a whole team working on these videos behind the scenes!

  • @abdurrob7894
    @abdurrob78942 жыл бұрын

    Father of surgery Al zahawi ❤️❤️

  • @featgorgon3985
    @featgorgon3985 Жыл бұрын

    the mesoamericans had a pretty good survival rate with their brain surgeries, somewhere around 95% of the people who underwent them actually survived and continued to live long lives, and these people didn’t have the advancements in medical knowledge or technology that the Europeans did

  • @luna_bansal_9465
    @luna_bansal_94653 жыл бұрын

    💓💓

  • @hamzaiftikhar1229
    @hamzaiftikhar12293 жыл бұрын

    Al zahrawi

  • @skiplgoebel8450
    @skiplgoebel84503 жыл бұрын

    I stand corrected on my opinion of moderate Islam.

  • @miffygem3041
    @miffygem30413 жыл бұрын

    I too want to be a netoosurgeon...

  • @rrp6317
    @rrp63172 жыл бұрын

    The golden age of islam gave us great great contribution on the field of establishing modern science

  • @astaut2659
    @astaut26593 жыл бұрын

    I came looking for a guy with a spanish sounding name who started neuro surgery

  • @irenapressley2266
    @irenapressley22662 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't the first

  • @adhityamuhammadmaryadin9808
    @adhityamuhammadmaryadin98082 жыл бұрын

    So proud that he's a muslim

  • @iTzShakenJoE
    @iTzShakenJoE2 жыл бұрын

    like seriously what tools did they fucking use. Anesthesia wasn't even a thing. I mean for me it's like kill me at this point. don't pull my teeth. Just simply kill me. lol

  • @d.o.7784
    @d.o.77842 жыл бұрын

    Propaganda 🤭